Christ Church, Radyr

Christ Church is a Grade II listed Anglican church in Radyr, Cardiff, Wales. It is a daughter church of St John's in Danescourt, despite being considerably larger.

Christ Church, Radyr
The church in 2008
51.5138°N 3.2513°W / 51.5138; -3.2513
Denomination	Church in Wales
Website	https://garthma.wales/our-churches-and-halls/christ-church-radyr/
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Daughter church
Heritage designation	II
Designated	28 October 1975
Architect(s)	G.E. Halliday
Style	Perpendicular
Groundbreaking	1903
Completed	May 1904
Specifications
Number of floors	1
Materials	Pennant sandstone, Bath stone
Bells	8 (1910)
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Llandaff
Archdeaconry	Llandaff
Deanery	Radyr
Parish	Radyr
Clergy
Priest(s)	Rev'd Ian Yemm

The church was begun in 1903, designed by G.E. Halliday, the Diocesan Surveyor for Llandaff.^[1] It was built in response to the growth in the populations of Radyr and Morganstown in the late Victorian years. The nave was first used on Easter Sunday 1904. The dedication stone was laid by Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth, who held the title of Viscount Windsor at nearby St Fagans and had donated the land upon which the church was built. He had formerly served as Cardiff's mayor in the 1890s. The chancel, vestry and tower were added in 1910.^[2] An extension, housing parish function rooms, was added in the late 20th century.^[3] The original vestry is now a chapel.

References

1. "Parish of Radyr". Retrieved 30 July 2017.
2. "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 30 July 2017.
3. "Coflein". Retrieved 30 July 2017.